In another piece that i don't quite understand, i'm trying to figure out 
if i can remap console messages to X rather than the text screen.

If I log in, then startx, messages such as buffer overflows, su success 
& failure, and any other system messages print to the original text 
console, scrolling the whole X environment.  I know I can dispose of 
this by sending them off to a file, but there's some that could be 
important.  Is there a way to change the console messages to the "login" 
xterm?

rick